Herwen
{{short description|Place in Gelderland, Netherlands}}
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| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Zevenaar
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| elevation_m = 13
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| area_total_km2 = 5.55
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| population_total = 1,060
| population_as_of = 2021
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| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
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| area_code = 0316
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Herwen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Zevenaar.
Herwen was a separate municipality until 1818, when the area was divided between the new municipality of Herwen en Aerdt and Pannerden.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. {{cite web|url=http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr%3D20061061 |title=KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina |accessdate=2009-12-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220041404/http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061 |archivedate=2007-02-20 }}
History
The village was first mentioned in the 1st century as Carvio ad Molem. The etymologie in unclear. It was discovered on the tomb of Marcus Mallius, a Roman soldier buried in Herwen. In 897, it was attested as Harauua.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/herwen |title=Herwen - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=26 March 2022 |language=nl}} Herwen developed along the Oude Rijn near Castle Ter Cluse. The castle was built in 1348 and destroyed in 1598. In 1652, a havezate was built in its place. The Catholic St.-Martinus Church was built between 1904 and 1905 as a replacement of an 1818 predecessor.{{cite book|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu05_01/sten009monu05_01_0107.php |title=Herwen |author=Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven |year=2000 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90-400-9406-3 |language=nl |access-date=26 March 2022}} In 1840, Herwen was home to 654 people.{{cite web |url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/herwen |title=Herwen |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=26 March 2022 |language=nl |archive-date=27 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227171524/https://plaatsengids.nl/herwen |url-status=dead }}
Gallery
File:Herwen, de Sint Martinuskerk RM515549 foto4 2015-08-20 11.19.jpg|Herwen, church: de Sint Martinuskerk
File:Aerdt-Herwen (2).JPG|'t Huis Aerdt
File:Oude Rijn bij Herwen.jpg|Oude Rijm near Herwen
References
{{Dutch municipality Zevenaar}}
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Category:Populated places in Gelderland
Category:Former municipalities of Gelderland
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